2 Thessalonians 3:6-18
keep away from every believer who is idle and disruptive and does not live according to the teaching you received from us. For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example.
We worked night and day, laboring and toiling so that we would not be a burden to any of you. We did this, not because we do not have the right to such help, but in order to offer ourselves as a model for you to imitate. For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: “The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat.”
Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and earn the food they eat. And as for you, brothers and sisters, never tire of doing what is good.
Take special note of anyone who does not obey our instruction in this letter. Do not associate with them, in order that they may feel ashamed. Yet do not regard them as an enemy, but warn them as you would a fellow believer.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
Why?
Keep away from every believer who is idle and disruptive. Not only we should keep away from any kind of idleness but also keep away those who are closer to the idle.
Paul has the right to get the offer from brothers and sisters, but he likes to be a model and he doesn't become a burden to any one of them. This is the love of Paul for his followers. This is our model to being a Christian either.
About the brothers who did the ashamed things, we do not regard them as an enemy but warn them as we would a fellow believer. Only love can turn our brothers back to the right way.
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老師和弟兄姊妹一樣有軟弱，保羅也毫保留的請弟兄姊妹為他禱告。在弟兄姊妹面前表現出剛強、傑出……，毫無保留、反而不隱藏自己的軟弱。
教會整體是完美的，整體在信仰上是榜樣，教會中仍然有軟弱的人，可能是在主的話語中沒有站立的穩，容易受到外在逼迫者的影響。愛沒有做足夠的時候，然而不管我們做多少永遠沒有足夠的時候。彼此相愛要以為虧欠，繼續愛神、愛人。
忍耐： 一般在逼迫中的，另外一種是否如耶穌一樣，環境是我們不喜歡的，耶穌還是忍耐生活在充滿罪的環境中。
等候主再來，不是什麼都不用做，不如說我們期盼主再來，所以我們還是繼續工作。教會的原則是付出愈多，得賞賜愈多。
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How?
Can I be a model before my brothers in church and in my living environment? Do my best and rely on the strength from the Lord.
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